BenJarvus Green-Ellis has a spot on the cover of the team's media guide, the covers of regional college football magazines and a spot on the preseason All-SEC second team.

"He is probably the best player on our football team right now," head coach Ed Orgeron said. "He's so far ahead in conditioning. He's worked very hard. He's the leader of the offense and the go-to guy.

"There is no doubt about that, and we're looking forward to having him out there. He's even better than he was last year at any time."